Verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x0000

PlatformIO IDE
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Hi, I’m trying to upload to an Arduino Nano, but get this error:

avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x0000
 0x62 != 0x0c
avrdude: verification error; content mismatch

I have tried burning the bootloader, but then I get this error: avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "unknown": No such file or directory. I have been managing to upload to this board without any issues for many days, but now I suddenly get these errors.
I don’t understand what these errors are, and would appreciate any tips on what I should try doing, thank you.

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I can think of a couple of possibilities for these errors.

  • You might be using the wrong board setting in platformio.ini. If you are using board=nanoatmega328new then try board=nanoatmega328 and vice versa.
  • You might have a corrupted bootloader. If so, you will need a ICSP device such as USBtinyISP. The command pio run -t bootloader will burn the default bootloader assuming, of course, that the board setting is correct. When you tried burning the bootloader, you didn’t try it with just a USB data cable did you? (Yes. I know, stupid question!) You need an ICSP for bootloader and EEPROM uploads.
  • You have an upload_port set in the platformio.ini file, which is no longer correct for your device and anything else plugged in. Try removing it and letting PlatformIO search for the correct port. I have never had to specify a port, yet!

Failing this, please post the content of your platformio.ini file. Thanks.

Cheers,
Norm.